Democratic Senator Chris Murphy questioned the U.S. ability to stop the " Nord stream - 2 ". About this He said at a Symposium in Washington organised by the Atlantic Council.

The politician believes that North America must be found in the "other answers" in this situation.

He Also expressed hope that the Senate will soon enact the draft law on " European energy security ", focused on the battle against " Russian influence ". According to his statement, for this purpose the budget will allocate billion.

"Nord stream - 2" involves the construction of 2 pipelines from the coast of Russia through the Baltic sea to Germany.

Against the implementation of the project are the U.S., which has expressed interest in the supply of its liquefied natural gas to the European Union. Also the "Nord stream - 2" criticized Ukraine who fear losing the income from the transit of gas from Russia, and several European countries, including Poland, Latvia and Lithuania, who consider the pipeline a " political tool ".

for their part, Germany and Austria in favour of the construction of the pipeline. In Berlin and Vienna many times noted that the project will strengthen European energy security.

the Russian authorities repeatedly underlined that "Northern stream - 2" is purely commercial and competitive.



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